If you know me well, you know I’ve spent more than 30 years as a professional photographer… which means I’ve spent a LOT of time around kids holding cameras, striking poses, and giggling at my silly noises to make them smile. 😂 But over the past few years, something kept…
Photo Gifts – The 2025 List!
It’s official, the holiday season is here again! And if you’ve been hanging out with me for a while, you already know what that means… it’s time for my Personalized Photo Gift List. I’ve been giving photo-based gifts for years, and I swear by them. There is no better way…
Tips for Affordably Organizing Your Photos
Keeping your photos safe and organized doesn’t have to cost a fortune. I know a lot of people get overwhelmed thinking they need expensive scanners, cloud subscriptions, or fancy computers to start, but you truly don’t. There are tons of budget-friendly (and even free!) ways to get your photo collection…
The Secret to Trips You’ll Talk About for Years: Small Touches, Big Memories
There’s a special kind of magic in making memories—not just keeping them safe in albums or on hard drives, but creating moments worth remembering. For those of us who treasure photos and the stories they tell, this goes hand-in-hand. I have a tradition that I’ll admit I might love even…
Photo Fun with ChatGPT
How I Turned My Dog Into a Work of Art With ChatGPT (and Nearly Spit Out My Coffee!) If you know a pet lover, you know the way to their heart is through their furry friend. Forget boring gifts—a Vincent van Gogh–style painting of their dog dressed as a king?…
Cardboard or Plastic? Choosing the Best Box for Your Photos
This morning someone asked me a simple-sounding question: “Should I store my photos in a cardboard box or a plastic box?” At first glance, it feels like a straightforward choice. But the truth is, the “right” answer depends on something much bigger: what’s your goal for these photos? When Photos…
Taking Your Phone Pictures From Overwhelm to Organized
Are you ready to get a handle on that mess of pictures you have on your phone? Here’s the trick! Start small. Let’s work with the pictures you’ve taken this week. If you go back to the very beginning of time (or your time anyway!), you’re probably looking at an…
I’ve Scanned My Photos Now What?
+ Tips for those print photos AND 10 storage boxes you can use to organize them So, you’ve scanned all your old print photos and organized every digital file into neat, tidy folders. First of all – congratulations! 🎉 That’s a huge accomplishment. But now you might be wondering: “What…
How I Created a Simple Photo Printing Routine (and Why You Might Want to Too)
It was 2018 and my kiddo was graduating from high school.It was a big year, and I was an emotional momma bear. Like so many parents, I found myself reaching for comfort in the only way I knew by revisiting the memories that had shaped her childhood. I pulled out…
Choosing a Photo Scanner
A Real-Life Photo Panic I recently spoke with a woman who was standing exactly where you might be right now. She had inherited piles of her parents’ photos years ago, and there they still sat… untouched… in her garage (gasp). Over the years, she’d even added her own photo stash…